Rivne Oblast

Improper handling of explosives suspected in fatal Rivne police station blast – SBI

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has launched a probe into a fatal explosion at a police station in Rivne that killed one officer and wounded three others, according to an SBI press statement published on September 1.

1 September, 01:45 PM

Couple restores century-old farmhouse tied to family roots

Alla Kiptel, a resident of Kostopil, and her husband bought a nearly century-old house on a homestead this past winter, and later bought a second house nearby for her father, public broadcaster Suspilne Rivne reported on Aug. 2. The family is now working together to restore both properties.

3 August, 01:43 PM

Russian drones reach Rivne Oblast near Belarus border

Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine with some Shahed drones flying west along the border with Belarus. Air raid alerts were issued in parts of Rivne region as the threat expanded, according to Ukrainian authorities on May 30.

30 May, 09:48 PM

Kolomyia and Rivne plunged into darkness as Russia targets critical infrastructure

Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, is experiencing power outages following a Russian Shahed drone attack on the city, Suspilne reported on May 13.

13 May, 03:22 PM

Police launch manhunt after shooting in Rivne Oblast injures two

A man opened fire with an automatic weapon on a group of military personnel and a police officer during a document check in Ukraine’s Rivne Oblast, and police are searching for the suspect, regional authorities said on April 30.

30 April, 04:27 PM

Armed man shoots at military recruitment team and police officer in Rivne Oblast

In Rivne Oblast, a man opened fire with an automatic weapon on a military notification group and a police officer during a document check. The suspect is being hunted by police, the law enforcers reported on April 30.

30 April, 04:06 PM

Explosions reported in Rivne Oblast amid Russian drone attack

Several explosions rang out in Sarny, Rivne Oblast, amid a Russian drone attack on western Ukraine, with air raid alerts declared across northern parts of the Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Volyn oblasts, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Feb. 13.

13 February, 10:50 AM

72-year-old kills five at displaced persons shelter in Rivne oblast

A 72-year-old man killed five people at a center for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rivne Oblast in an early-morning attack with a hammer and an axe, local police reported on Feb. 10.

10 February, 01:00 PM

Ukraine investigators uncover Illegal exit scheme at Rivne training center

Law enforcement officers in Rivne Oblast have detained an instructor at a basic combined-arms training center suspected of organizing the illegal departure of mobilized soldiers from a training ground, the State Bureau of Investigations said on Jan. 23.

23 January, 03:26 PM

Two die from hypothermia in Rivne Oblast over past day

Six people were hospitalized with signs of hypothermia in Ukraine’s Rivne Oblast over the past day from Jan. 18 to 19, and two of them later died, the State Emergency Service said on Jan. 19.

19 January, 04:42 PM

Ukraine allows Poland to conduct new exhumation of Volhynia tragedy victims in Rivne Oblast

Ukraine has granted Poland permission to conduct search and exhumation works in the village of Uhly in Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 04:56 PM

Russian drones spark massive fire in Volyn Oblast

A massive fire broke out at an enterprise in the village of Tsuman on the administrative border of Ukraine’s western Volyn and Rivne oblasts after an overnight Russian drone and missile attack, the State Emergency Service reported on Telegram on Sep. 10, posting photos of the aftermath.

10 September 2025, 10:58 AM

Rivne Oblast mourns intelligence officer Pavlo Didenko, veteran of 11 years

Ukrainians will bid farewell to soldier and intelligence officer Pavlo Didenko, who defended the country for 11 years in Dubno, Rivne Oblast, local authorities said on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 01:47 PM

Russian strike in Rivne causes fire, emergency services show damage

A 67-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized in Rivne Oblast during a Russian missile strike overnight, the State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 04:43 PM

SBU stops attempted hotel bombing in Rivne by alleged Russian agent

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a woman accused of working for Russian intelligence who had planned to blow up a popular hotel in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne, the agency reported on Telegram on July 8.

8 July 2025, 12:50 PM

Russian plan to bomb Rivne police foiled as device explodes in taxi – SBU

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained suspects linked to a Russian-orchestrated terror attack planned for March 20 near a Rivne mall, targeting police, but the bomb detonated prematurely in a taxi, injuring two, the SBU reported on Facebook.

12 June 2025, 06:38 PM

Russian nighttime strike targets Ukrainian military airbase

Russian forces targeted one of Ukraine's operational military airbases during a massive overnight attack, Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian Air Force's communications department, said during the United News telethon program on June 9.

9 June 2025, 01:45 PM

Russian forces strike Rivne Oblast again, air defenses active

On the morning of June 9, air raid alerts were declared across all regions of Ukraine following the takeoff of a Russian MiG-31K fighter jet. Explosions were reported in Rivne Oblast.

9 June 2025, 10:55 AM

Russia targets Rivne Oblast in largest air assault yet

Russian forces carried out the largest combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s western Rivne Oblast overnight, Rivne Mayor Oleksandr Tretyak reported on Telegram early on June 9.

9 June 2025, 06:45 AM

Russian drone barrage injures two in Rivne Oblast

Two people were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s western Rivne Oblast, regional Governor Oleksandr Koval reported on Telegram early on May 14.

14 May 2025, 09:05 AM

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